Expert tax & accounting services for Oregon's outdoor tech, athletic innovation, and sustainability-focused startups. From Pearl District to Waterfront, navigate Oregon's 7.6% corporate rate and 5-20% R&D credits.
Oregon's lack of sales tax is great for consumers but requires careful nexus planning when selling to other states. We help you navigate multi-state sales tax obligations.
Oregon charges corporate minimum tax ranging from $150 to $100,000 based on Oregon sales. We optimize your structure to minimize this fixed cost while you're scaling.
Portland Metro area has additional business income taxes (1.5% Multnomah County, 1% Metro). We ensure you're compliant and not double-paying.
Oregon offers state hiring credits that stack with federal WOTC. We identify eligible hires (veterans, long-term unemployed) to maximize credits.
Claim 5% of qualified research expenses (QREs) as a state credit, or 20% if you're in manufacturing. Transferable to other Oregon taxpayers if you can't use it immediately. Portland tech companies typically save $15K-$75K annually through ORAC.
Capital-intensive projects over $25M can get property tax exemptions for 15 years. Relevant for hardware startups or large manufacturing expansions in the Portland metro area.
If your startup produces media content, Oregon offers 20% rebate on production expenses. Great for gaming studios, video platforms, or content companies. Projects can save $50K-$500K+.
Operating in Oregon means no sales tax compliance burden for local sales. This simplifies your accounting and gives pricing advantages in local markets while reducing administrative overhead.
Portland-based running app startup with 18 employees and $2.8M revenue was paying estimated taxes based on projections but missing Oregon R&D credits and QSBS planning for eventual acquisition.
Implemented QRE tracking for Oregon ORAC (5% credit), restructured equity grants to maximize QSBS eligibility, optimized corporate minimum tax strategy, and set up Section 1202 paperwork for $10M+ gain exclusion.
$23K Oregon ORAC credits (5% on $460K QREs), $91K federal R&D credits, $33K Section 179 equipment deduction on servers/hardware, plus QSBS structure positioned for $10M+ tax-free gain on exit. Total first-year savings: $147K.
Oregon having no sales tax means you don't collect or remit sales tax for Oregon customers. However, you still need to track nexus and collect sales tax in other states where you have economic presence (usually $100K+ in sales or 200+ transactions). We handle multi-state nexus analysis.
Oregon charges a minimum tax ranging from $150 (under $1M Oregon sales) to $100,000 ($100M+ Oregon sales). It's based on your Oregon sales, not income. Even loss-making companies pay this. We help you plan structure to minimize this fixed cost.
Yes! Oregon Research Activities Credits are transferable to other Oregon taxpayers. If you're in a loss position or have limited Oregon tax liability, you can sell your credits (typically at 80-90 cents on the dollar) to monetize them immediately.
Multnomah County charges 1.5% on business income over $5M. Metro regional government charges 1% on income over $5M for businesses with 25+ employees. These are in addition to state corporate tax. We optimize entity structure to minimize these stacking taxes.
Most VC-backed Portland startups incorporate in Delaware for legal/investor reasons but qualify as Oregon taxpayers based on nexus. This means you file Delaware franchise tax ($400+) plus Oregon corporate tax. We handle the multi-state compliance and ensure you're not double-taxed.
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